Hadith and Authenticity
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What is the authenticity of the hadith: "O Abu Dharr, there are four Syriacs: Adam, Seth, Enoch, and Noah," and what is the extent of the authenticity of the chains of transmission through which it is narrated, and do these chains of transmission confirm its authentication?
Can a Hadith whose authenticity is disputed abrogate a Quranic verse, such as the Hadith "There is no bequest for an heir," which is said to have abrogated the verse of bequest, knowing that the authenticity of the Hadith is disputed?
What is the order of the other Imams after the Two Sahihs, such as Abu Dawud, Al-Nasa'i, Al-Darimi, Al-Daraqutni, Ibn Majah, Al-Tirmidhi, Ibn Hibban, and Ibn Khuzaymah, and is it permissible to follow their rulings on hadith?
What is the virtue of Surat Ya-Sin?
How authentic is the Hadith Qudsi: "O Adam, the moaning of the sinners is more beloved to Us than the glorification of the hypocrites"?
What is the authenticity of the rule "The basic principle regarding acts of worship is prohibition, and the basic principle regarding customs is permissibility," and is it specific to the Hanbali school of thought, or is it agreed upon by all schools of thought?
What is the authenticity of the reason for the revelation of the verse "Men are in charge of women" (Quran 4:34) related to the incident of a husband slapping his wife, and does the contradiction in narrations affect its authenticity? And what is the meaning of "if you fear their disloyalty"? And does the verse command taking the three steps (admonition, abandonment, and striking) simultaneously, or is striking the last stage? And does the right to financial support (nafaqa) fall from a disobedient wife, even if she is wealthy? And does striking women contradict the Hadith "A Muslim is one from whose tongue and hand other Muslims are safe"? And is it permissible for a disobedient husband to strike his wife who disobeys his command because of his disobedience?
What is the authenticity of the narration that reciting Surat Ad-Dukhan in the evening brings seventy thousand angels to glorify Allah for its reciter, and does it have any other virtues?
Is it permissible to secretly remove blue beads and idolatrous horseshoes from homes and libraries, and is that considered theft? Is it true that the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) secretly destroyed idols before the Hijra? And what is the authenticity of the hadith: "Whoever cuts off an amulet is as if he has freed ten descendants of Ishmael?"
Is it permissible to always dedicate the recitation of Surat Al-Mulk in Salat Al-Tasabih with the intention of combining the virtue of the prayer and the virtue of the Surah in forgiveness, and is this considered a bid'ah (innovation)?
How can one reconcile the view of those who stipulate the husband's consent for khulʿ, based on the opinions of فقهاء (jurists) and hadith commentators like Ibn Hajar and Al-Kirmani, who believe that the Prophet's (peace be upon him) command to Thabit ibn Qays was for guidance and not obligation, with the position of Imam Al-Jassas, who permits khulʿ without the ruler's consent and necessitates mutual agreement between the parties, citing Allah's saying: (Then there is no blame upon them for what she gives up to free herself thereby) and (And do not constrain them in order to take away part of what you gave them, unless they commit a clear immorality), and the Prophet's (peace be upon him) action with the wife of Thabit ibn Qays, which indicates that khulʿ relies on consent and not compulsion from the ruler?
What is the authenticity of the story of the man who recited Surat Taha and then saw in a dream a scroll containing the good deeds of his recitation, except for one word whose good deeds were erased because he raised his voice with it so that a man might pass by?
Are weak stories in the Prophetic biography, such as the story of the dove and the spider at the mouth of the cave during the Prophetic Hijra, to be taken as sources of solace?
Is it permissible to fast the third day as a completion of two days of fasting in the second half of Sha'ban?
What is the ruling on the prayers performed by Sufis, such as: the Nariya Prayer (100 rak'ahs with the recitation of Ayah Al-Kursi), the Tasabih Prayer (reported in a weak hadith), the Mid-Sha'ban Prayer, the Prayer of Repentance, the Prayer of Supplication, and the Prayer of Proximity (Qurbah)?
Do "those who emigrated with you" in Surat Al-Ahzab refer to all those mentioned or only to "your maternal aunts' daughters"? And why were maternal aunts' daughters singled out with this description?
What is the meaning of the Hadith "May Allah curse the one who drinks before the one who asks for it," and what is the extent of its authenticity?
What is the authenticity of the Hadith narrated from Ali ibn Abi Talib, may Allah be pleased with him, which mentions the virtues of the Tarawih prayer on each night of Ramadan?
What is the authenticity of the hadith narrated in Sunan Abi Dawud about a man who was brought to the Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, who then said: "Kill him," and after repeated thefts, said: "Cut him off," and finally, on the last occasion, he was killed and burned?
To what extent is the ascription of the Hadith, "From Allah, the All-Mighty, the All-Praiseworthy, to those remaining of His servants: This is My message to you," to the Scriptures of Abraham accurate?
To what extent is the authenticity of the Hadith: "O My servants, I did not create you to increase Myself through you from scarcity, or to seek intimacy with you from loneliness"?
Is it not sufficient, in authenticating or weakening a Hadith, to mention the statements of the classical scholars such as al-Tirmidhi, Ibn Majah, al-Nasa'i, Ibn Hajar, al-Sakhawi, and al-Nawawi, instead of saying: "Authenticated by al-Albani," or "Weakened by al-Albani"?
Why do a group of Companions sometimes narrate a verbal hadith with a single text, while many of the hadiths about miracles that were witnessed by hundreds are narrated by only one Companion?
How authentic is the Hadith: "O Most Great, O Most Great, You are my God, there is no god but You, forgive the great sin, for none forgives the great sin except the Most Great," which is narrated to cleanse its reciter of sins as on the day his mother bore him?